New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03
ATHLETIC GAMES ON STATEN ISLAND.

MANY ENTRIES AND GOOD CoNTEsTs-A BIG CROWD
PRESENT.
Hundreds OF lovers OF athletics sweered In the terri
BILE heat while waiting the Battery yesterday afternoon
for the boat that was to take them down TO the Staten
Island Athletic Clubs annual summer meeting The hot.
dusty journey by rail down to West NewBiighon more
than discounted the hafhours cool sail down the Bay
The beautiful grounds OF the club In Bement-ave and
the nine we-fought contests on the programme more
than repaid the l5O0 Interested spectators, The field
officers were follows: Referee, j. W. Edwards Judges
W. G. Schuyler, A. ii. Curtis and o. T. johnson; time
keepers, Messrs Avery, Robertson and Rich Mr. Hege-
man was the starter and MOE the Judge OF walking
There nearly 200 athletes entered II was
one Of Staten Islands annual fashionable AFFAIRS
and tho many ladies' present applauded every
plucky effort. The attempts of AL" Copeland mho
holds all the IT. in. hurdle racing records from % to
800 yards to lower his own record for hurdhS
The st contest was the 100 yards DASH For 1t there
ers Five first trial heats second trial heats and
final heat in which there were four were necos
sary. w. Halpiu Olympic Athletic Club, IN YARDS u.
Schuyler, Manhattan Athletic club 4la YARDS A +.
Copeland Manhattan Afsse GSo yard came out
for final Inc got on at the third attempt aIer
Betting was even on Hslpin beating Copeland Mathews
the by less than yard WIN .opeshG seGond
and HapD close third ca %i,en at tSs distance
talked of.
One mile wslk-Handicap. twenty entries and thirteen
Dermot failed to start KRAFT got disqualified for unfair
last lap q. y. walker, or the west
Side Athletic Club forty five seconds start made great
race of IL last quarter OF mile with D. Finn OF the
Nassaus, who had thirty seconds start Finn won Dy
two yards after atoughsstrugge Time MIN II 40 zee.
| Pnttpg the shot-Hsndcap. Six competitors Won
by p A. Hart OF New Brighton. feet start with an
actual throw Of 80 feet inches. A. schroeder new
York Athletic Club feet inches handicap, put the
| shot actually 81 feet q nches M =.
| One mile run-Handicap Fifteen starters won py
W. r. Thompson Olympic Athletic Club, 80 yards start
rime-4 minutes 2B4-5 seconds r. ID. bk,llmant Man
haitian Athletic Club yards start, was second Ihe
race was good skillman was only beaten py tnree
| yards. 80 ~, 4. 49,.
trial heats and final Won In the hnal neat by ~ w.
Partridge of the Brooklyn Athletic Association In y
secopds with Samuel Croo. Manhattan Athletic Associa
ton good second. Partridge had 10 yards and CROOK
| $40 yards rup-handcap. IA starters Won by
Edward H. Hncklcy, of Yale College, who had Ia yards
start in so les seconds. A. Peverey, Mammalian Ah-
| letc Club. second .,.
| Running high jump handicap; twelve competitors.
Won by 4. L. Carroll. Staten Island Athletic tiuD. 80
Halpn Olympic Athletic Club second, with spring OF
| n In. actual measurement
| Two mile bicycle race handicap Won by +. H. White,
| Manhattan Athletic Club, l75 yards start, In min.
| Sec; Scratcnman Rich was second. This was one
and best contested bicycle races ever
White by tho two Rich brothers on the
last lap. managed 10 win by six inches. First and
second fell fanting from their machines soon
they broke the tape Tho faces OF the athletes were
| badly cut on the cinder path.
C. T. Wiegand. Of the Brooklyn Athletic Association.
tried 900 yards hurdle running record but
| could not do 1t In better than "a 3-5 seconds.